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Early Modern Debts: 1550-1700

Early Modern Debts: 1550-1700

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Early Modern Debts: 1550–1700 offers new transnational and interdisciplinary perspectives on debt, credit, trust, interest, and investment in early modern societies, exploring the ubiquity of debts in life and literature and their function as a tie between the individual and the larger group.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 02 December 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG


Early Modern Debts: 1550–1700 is a groundbreaking contribution to the history of debt and credit in Europe, offering fresh transnational and interdisciplinary insights into the complexities of debt, credit, trust, interest, and investment in early modern societies. This comprehensive collection features essays by renowned international scholars and early career researchers from diverse fields such as economic and social history, legal history, literary criticism, and philosophy. The topics explored include trust and belief, risk, institutional history, colonialism, personhood, interiority, rhetorical invention, amicable language, ethnicity and credit, household economics, service, and the history of comedy.

Through the collection, the book emphasizes the pervasive nature of debts in both everyday life and literature. It delves into the role of debts as a bond linking individuals to larger groups, shaping the structure of homes, urban environments, legal systems, and linguistic and literary forms. The essays explore the various ways in which debts influenced social, economic, and cultural dynamics, highlighting their significance in shaping the early modern world.

This collection is a valuable resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in exploring the multifaceted aspects of debt and credit in the early modern period. It provides a wealth of knowledge and perspectives, challenging traditional narratives and opening up new avenues for understanding the past. By examining debts from various angles, Early Modern Debts: 1550–1700 contributes to our understanding of the complex web of relationships that shaped early modern societies and sheds light on the enduring legacies of this historical era.

Weight: 567g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030597719
Edition number: 1st ed. 2020

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